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  That's fucking ridiculous. My first girlfriend was an animal in the sack after 3 drinks and up for anyth... : abrasion
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    god bless them, every one. : drucifer
    • absoloutely - some of the best sex I've had, specially as they go from being totally trashed to straighte... : abrasion
• I think there is a huge difference between sex with someone who is drunk and someone who is incapacitated... : spdon
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  Rosewood, did you not notice it's a British newspaper? We live in the states, mate. : TShandy
  • Well then free sex for everyone! I thought it sounded funny when I read it in my head, like a Monty Pyth... : rosewood
• Let this be a lesson - don't dunk your woman! but i like them with coffee.... : thaperfectdrug
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  what if the man is also drunk? : aeg1x
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    This is the only case in which consensual drunk sex can happen. You both need to be hammered. : fleabug
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      so a person's ability to give consent is affected by the state of inebriation of someone else? : aeg1x
      • No. If you are both hammered, you both fucked up. You both can't not give consent, can you? If she... : fleabug
    • casual drunk sex is what I live for, god it's fun. : askedrelic
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  Yeah, that's not at all new in the US. And yeah, it's stupid that it doesn't apply as equally to both gen... : perstephanie
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    Have you any evidence to back that up? I'm asking b/c that seems to be the way people would expect it wo... : TShandy
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      One night in Mexico this discussion comes up and one of my class mates is just wasted. He swears he can ... : rosewood
      • oh, so men drop their pants around rosewood. not a bad life : askedrelic
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      I thought of that actually. And, well, I'd ask rosewood for the evidence. I don't have any, and I'm sure ... : perstephanie
      • I feel like I just got raped. : rosewood
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      I once hooked up with a rather ugly chick who I definitely wouldn't have touched with a 10 foot pole if n... : riptyde
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        Same thing happened to me. Couldn't even finish. Not one of my finest hours..... : thaperfectdrug
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          I considered it my finest hour. The girl was blowing me, and actually got me off, but I was too drunk to... : riptyde
          • Awesome x 100 : rosewood
    • The difference is with men its just embarrassing when you wake up. : spdon
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  this is 100% true. Sex without consent = rape. things like impairment, youth, coersion..make it leg... : alcueso
  • so basically i've been raped a handful of times? shenanigans! : cpt_gloval
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  In college I was pretty much raped as a one-night stand thing. It was a date-rape drug, had to've been. M... : felicia
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    don't drugs like that leave evidence in your system that could be detected? : cpt_gloval
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      Even so, could they really ask every guy at the college to give a sperm sample? Hell, it might've not eve... : felicia
      • How could a guy be okay with himself after some shit like that? Hopefully he died in a horrible wreck ... : cam3lt0sis
  • That's horrible. : perstephanie
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  Bring a camera phone and video tape her when you ask? : supertech68
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    Or you could just ask the lawyers to draft up an agreement. : capt tripps
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      Isn't there some kind of funny video on youtube that could be posted here? Also, wasn't there some fam... : rosewood
      • There was an excellent video, yeah. If I remembered the link or anything about what it was called, I'd te... : perstephanie
• o'no'o : steelsamurai

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  "Followup to the "Beat Fiend LP" (2006), Cygnus' "Alkaline Virtuarachnid" (2007) is a hyperactive firesto : mr.sleepy
  • oh hey cool, I'll grab this when I get home. Thanks sleepy! : nomaad
  • thanks! downloading. : pyide
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    Awesome! You should make a zip of all of the tracks together. : ChibiJosh
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      http://fletchstudios.com/goodstuff/Cygnus%20-%20Alkaline%20Virtuarachnid.zip sleepy if you want this t... : fletch_
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        That actually helps out a whole bunch! Thanks! :) : mr.sleepy
        • no problem, i dig it, almost done listening : fletch_
      • Nice one, will check it out : nodebug
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        taking this down, leaving work and you guys are like the deathstar on bandwidth : fletch_
        • somebody shackspace this crap already : Draugluin
  • gonna download this later. I dont even care what you're music is about, free music is where things are he... : askedrelic
  • cool! DLing + friend reqest'd : jvox
  • Is this music going to make me turn into a robot? : Rauol Duke
  • Sweet lord that's a lot of music. I'll be stealing downloading this tonight! : voodooraze
  • Good stuff sleepy. Your production has come a long way. : Fred Garvin
  • Whoa! Rock on, mr.sleepy. I'm totally downloading this when I get back from work. : Rice-Rocketeer
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    Do I get a shout out on any of these tracks? I really want a shout out. : genjuro
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      LOL!!! what did you do to deserve one? also what are you doing 4th of July Weekend?? you haven't gotte : kbnerd
      • What, the shackmeet? Ehhh, maybe. I don't know :/ : genjuro
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    Let me know what speeds you guys get. I'm always curious to see how well 1&1 is doing. : mrfunky3000
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      between 500 and 600KBps : ki11_viru5
      • excellent! : mrfunky3000
      • Got up to 1.05 MB/sec on the war drums one. : Saman
  • So how would you classify this? : carazy
  • awesome, i cant wait to check it out. : NeoMoose
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    Every time I hear your music, I always think of that one episode of Friends where Ross plays on his synth... : AlexXdude
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      INFINITE TIME : jvox
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        *helicopter* : pupismyname
        • hahaha : mikecyb
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          ahahahahahah I found the clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLa8Br569gA : AlexXdude
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            mr. sleepy your music sounds exactly like this : jcutner
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              FUCK THEE : mr.sleepy
              • LERN HOW 2 PLAY KEYBOARD : jcutner
          • sleepy even makes faces like Ross in that clip when he is playing. : FormerHPB
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            fuck I don't have the lol script installed I need to install the lol script for this shit again. : aaarrrgh
            • Do it, Aaarrrgh, [lol] my post!! :D : AlexXdude
  • Congratulations and they're awesome! : xphil
  • awesome buddy, downloading now.. : g0nk
  • Sleepy this is fucking great stuff. I want to pay you money for it ASAP. : nomaad
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    that is awesome. seriously though mr.sleepy is a way cooler name but i digress! you should pimp cds of th... : sexninja!!!!
    • the first song sounds like rain in my brain. also it sounds like the sound in the background of the game ... : sexninja!!!!
    • track 4 sounds like im playing Lumines : sexninja!!!!
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    Sleepy... those sweeping synth pads on Diamond Octopus -- what program/app did you use to create? Th... : madclown
    • its a sample i grabbed from another song , i dont know which one : mr.sleepy
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    sleepy how the shit do you come up with those tracknames I mean holy fuck : TastyWheat
    • lol i dont know, how do you think i came up with the tracks? : mr.sleepy
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  What kind of music? : razlebol
  • Meh nevermind, I wil download tonight. : razlebol
• downloading now. congrats, mofo! : Deathlove
• grabbing it now :D : jbury
• Congrats! i shall give it a listen for sure. : kbnerd
• got it. thanks sleepy, and congratulations. it's strange seeing you referred to as cygnus though! : burgertime
• Awesome stuff. I hope you take this as a compliment. But it reminds me alot of Richard D. James. Which i... : huds0n
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  Any progress on your NES Megamix? That sample was so kick ass!!! : roggor
  • I'm gonna hand out the NES megamix at Quakecon. I am going to finish it probably a couple hours before qu... : mr.sleepy
• +1 for mistah sleepy :) : MoreVespeneGas
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  BONUS YOUTUBE VIDEO of me performing The War Drums of Space Battlecruiser Ekrixi and Diamond Octopus LIVE... : mr.sleepy
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    I'll have to watch this next time Im high, because right now its pretty much wtf. I mean I seriously have... : Rauol Duke
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      The War Drums of Space Battlecruiser Ekrixi and Diamond Octopus LIVE : multisync
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        Do Space Battlecruisers have war drums? I mean, who's rowing? : Vantage
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          And do drums make sounds in space? : multisync
          • The drums are clearly inside the Battlecruiser. The Diamond Octopus cannot live in the vacuum of space. : deveus1
  • Hello Galuda stage 2! : zakk
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    My Dear Sleepy, You know I love you like something that loves things a lot, but I have to ask: what... : Pink0r
    • I have so many things to say but don't know how to say them.... : carazy
    • I'm making lots of noise onstage in front of a bunch of people A projector is projecting Espgaluda fro... : mr.sleepy
• awesome!!! : indosauros
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  FYI, I'll have a link to the 144 meg zip here shortly. : PoopStewart
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    shortly isn't now, I want to download now. : askedrelic
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      54 megs uploaded, almost 1/2 done now. : PoopStewart
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        123/144 megs done. Almost... there... : PoopStewart
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          CRAP! Streamload limits downloads to 10 meg files. :( :( :( : PoopStewart
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            you're not helping very much : askedrelic
            • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=14611351 : carazy
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  Hey Sleepy, what's with the numbering on the last couple tracks? 16 and 17 are labeled 17 and 18 and ther... : bording
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    that's the hidden track : drucifer
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      It's so hidden it doesn't exist! : bording
      • sleepy doesn't fuck around. : drucifer
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    mistake on my part : mr.sleepy
    • That's cool, I just wanted to make sure we weren't missing a song. :) : bording
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  So are you going to do a show at Quakecon? Or could you schedule a show to where for a Shackmeet we can ... : mrwolf710
  • I'd love to play at Quakecon, I'll email them : mr.sleepy
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  Zipped single download HERE: http://bording.shackspace.com/Cygnus%20-%20Alkaline%20Virtuarachnid.zip : bording
  • Ooo thanks!!! : dognose
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    awesome. new fileshack downloading system is pretty cool too : askedrelic
    • although spaces still break it. honestly, can someone fix that now? : askedrelic
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  hey SLEEPY THIS IS FUCKING GOOD SHIT It is going to be thumping at extremely high volumes in my vehicle... : headless
  • :) :) :) :) :) : mr.sleepy
• great stuff : anthonybean

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  The maps: ka_soccer_2006_v2 http://www.fpsbanana.com/maps/13241 http://image.hazardstrip.com/ss/maps : helvetica
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    someone wanna post death_run , the download link is corrupt. : snowwolf
    • It should autodownload, but if you want you can get it from here: http://mwgamers.nuclearfallout.net/serv... : helvetica
    • If you have freedownloadmanager, paste the url into a new d/l. : Fail_Safe
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    these maps are kinda ugly... : Korban
    • They're fun as hell though. : ki11_viru5
  • I can't seem to d/l fun_chooze_b5. It gives me a link to a 192 KB rar. : Fail_Safe
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  :D :D :D :D :D :D :D custom map tuesday's are back?!?!?!? : thekidd
  • Maybe! I don't know what the crowd'll be like, the server's been pretty dead lately. : helvetica
• damit, i wanted to get work done!! : askedrelic
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  fun_chooze FTW!!!! : nyranger66
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    I try to download that map and the website ends up downloading a rar file with a web document in it. I a... : Lionhart32935
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      Ok I get it. You download a link to get the map file. However, he has since taken down the file and it l... : Lionhart32935
      • Hey everyone! I found it I think: http://mwgamers.nuclearfallout.net/server/maps/fun_chooze_b5.bsp.bz2 ... : Fail_Safe
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  Ill stop by and be a moving target. Im so bad at this game. : xpogox
  • It's very casual CS play, with everyone being goofyballs! People tend to prefer the goofy maps over the... : helvetica
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  What did you guys think of de_wanda? I liked it, but it definitely needed more shackers playing on it at... : Maddog_Delphi97
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    lol DeWanda : [fry]
    • de_wanda http://www.hl2world.com/bbs/viewtopic.php?t=46712 Intothefray took the trouble to set up a 2... : Maddog_Delphi97
  • Agreed. It was fun, it needed more people. It is jone of the prettiest maps I've played. : helvetica
  • as an actual map it's pretty lame, but it sure is pretty. : mrfunky3000
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    Neat to walk around, sucks to play. : thief
    • With enough people I thought it was awesome to play. I've only ever played it seriously like once thou... : tigeN
  • no one was ever on it when I was trying to play >:[ : kydaimon
• swoon! I try to be there! : mikecyb
• oh shi, if I can I'll be on there like white on rice. : Postal
• We need to play de_russka, it's one of the best maps out there in my opinion, in terms of both gameplay a... : thief
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  And I'll be at work :( : edge198
  • me too :( : Flying h4x0r
• needs more fy_ maps. I can send you some awesome ones, i've played almost all of them and made a list of... : zagzig32
• Soccer's up! Huzzah! : helvetica
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  can we do some scouts/knives stuff? that is so fucking phone... : virus
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    ...phone? wtf... : virus
    • it's like so fetch! : tunis5000
  • no really - lets do scouts/knives! : virus
  • fun_chooze includes scouts/knives as one of its maps! : helvetica
• Good times guys. :) : lefthighkick

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  ^ too fucking big, nuke plz. : eldersveld
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    it's ok we can collapse now : alexthegreat2
    • I just did! hooray collapse! not that this post isn't worth reading, but space saving ahoy! : ttyRazor
• The Dig is one of my fave games. Just love the alien world they created and the characters. : red2lucas
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  WTF where's Tie Fighter? : elwood00
  • serious wtf right there : riptyde
  • seriously. incomplete list. : AMikaboshi
• zak mckracken was one of the first great PC games I played, and possibly the first point and click advent... : kydaimon
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  Holy hell X-wIng looks like ASS in those screenshots. Did it really look like that?? : Lynn Minmei
  • times were a bit simpler back then... but it was still damn fun : hamachi
• I had no idea there was a Labyrinth game : Lone Swordsman
• Zak McKracken is still one of my top 3 all time fav adventure games. Maniac Mansion was good, but i do... : shavenewok
• Just been playing DOTT again, it's just wonderful. Such a clever concept and so incredibly well implemen... : Carnivac
• Thank you for posting, memories... ahh the memories... Now where's my Dark Forces folder? : Athlon7
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  Missing "Rescue on Fractalus," "Eidolon," and so many others... : RomSteady
  • well honestly the thing would be even more embarrassingly huge than it is now, I have extreme post regret... : eldersveld
  • Like Night Shift! http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/night-shift/screenshots : Lone Swordsman
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  Dark Forces. : abrasion
  • And Jedi Knight and Outlaws (both 1997). : tigeN
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  Are you... hitting on Remo? : SeaLlama
  • Nah it's not just Tim Schafer games. : Carnivac
  • And...is it working? : elwood00
• http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/indiana-jones-and-the-last-crusade-the-graphic-adventure/screenshots/ga... : freak!
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  Zombies Ate My Neighbors says hello. : owly
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    OH FUCK YES soda pop to the face : felicia
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      Wait, was that Konami : felicia
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        Developed by LucasArts, published by Konami. :P : owly
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          Gigantic baby monsters :( : felicia
          • The Chainsaw Guy :/ : owly
        • That suddenly makes sense. Yeah, that game kicked ass. Shame this Monster Madness shit is nowhere near as... : node
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  some of these games brought me up right :( It's a real pity to see the genre dying down so much. : felicia
  • I blame the consoles. Actually, I pretty much didn't play adventure games after first person shooters... : FlatlineDixay
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  Wow, those x-wing screenshots ruin my memory of the game. I remember it so much more detailed than that.... : trOmblyj
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    Are you thinking of the re-issue that used 3D cards? : Haku-Jin
    • No, I played it in 93/94 I can't explain it - it just seems like it looked better than the screenshots ... : trOmblyj
• They had a good run back in the day. : Orange Pylon
• Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (1992) http://www.mobygames.com/game/indiana-jones-and-the-fate-o... : low-g
• Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe was friggin awesome. http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/secret-weapons-of... : lowpoly
• Woah, I'd never heard of Labyrinth before, I always thought Maniac Mansion was their first adventure game... : joesnizzle
• Their decline coincides with the release of the Prequel Trilogy :/ Coincidence or not.... : spdon

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• We do lots of races with lower classes, but I do not know of too many people doing that many laps. Not su... : Evil Benius
• you would be correct. Most people find that rather boring. : mavmavv
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  You really want to be driving a car for an hour on the same course the whole time? : Arcanum
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    Yes, that is essentially what racing is. : Drewus
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      Zing and truth! I notice you focus on class D but surely you'd still race up to say A's right? : abrasion
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        I'd race anything, as long as it's long distance. I just have a love of old cars though, hence why i l... : Drewus
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          When you say long distance I assume you mean longer duration than 4 laps? Are you actually wanting to t... : abrasion
          • I agree with abrasion. An hour-long race really sucks for someone with a mismatched car, or for someone ... : Arcanum
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      yeah but thats not what forza is, mostly. there is a lot more to racing and motorsports than just enduran... : not work safe
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        He's not implying that endurance racing is 'racing' he's saying that FOUR lap races with supercars is a l... : abrasion
        • Most SCCA races on road courses go about 15-20 laps I think, depending on track length. That's about all... : boarder2
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        They simulate tire wear and fuel use. I'd say the game is about long distance as much as it is about shor... : Drewus
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          I agree, and I really enjoy long races in GT4 (for example). But saying that is what racing is, period. I... : not work safe
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            IMO racing isn't about 4 laps of bumper nudging and first corner prangs. But yeah, i guess i'm alone on t... : Drewus
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              You're kind of going to the other extreme though aren't you? You really need to consider the shittery ... : abrasion
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                For me, chasing is half the fun of a race. If you have even a couple of cars in the field that you know a... : Drewus
                • Well either way, I'd love to race with you rather than most cocks. : abrasion
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  I'd love to queue up some longer races, but the turn #1 cluster-fucking taking place in many a Shack race... : Ajax
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    if they are slower cars, the fact that you get banged up in turn 1 wouldn't mean as much as you can pit o... : cltcprd
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      Heh. You know exactly how that would go. Guys like you and I would have a pitting strategy. The rest of t... : Ajax
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        Pshhh as if. : sigpro
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          Let's do the damn thing then, lunchbox. : Ajax
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            Just let me know ahead of time so I can schedule the 1hr needed to do it with the wife in advance. Doggyb... : sigpro
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              Word. I'll try and lock it down for sure this weekend. I'll keep you posted. : Ajax
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                Yeah, i'm in. The girlfriend's mother is in town so I'll have more time for Forza. Keep me informed. : cltcprd
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                  Will do. : Ajax
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                    I find your guys' ideas intriguing and would like to subscribe to your newsletter! (Saturday night?) : Majuju
                    • Any night aside from Saturday and you can count me in. : prfectjon
                  • I'd be down for some enduro forza. : burningtrees
                  • I'm also in, send out the Shack Signal when it's going to happen. : Drewus
      • I'd be down with long races like this : boarder2
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        If only us racing lowlings could understand your prowess ='( : cam3lt0sis
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          Have you been racing with us, or are you just out here talking shit? : Ajax
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            I play racing games, and I'm making a general comment about the tone of your post which I found humorous.... : cam3lt0sis
            • No one is sandy. I just recognize that the majority of folks out here enjoying Forza 2 right now are more... : Ajax
      • haha, so true. : cltcprd
  • That is essentially why i'm looking for a group of people that do it regularly and take it kinda seriousl... : Drewus
  • i am really into this (as soon as i get a working 360) : FrayLo
  • I'm up for it, I can use the cash. : Lunatic Angelic
  • Also, In a long race getting to first right from the start isn't as important. Hang back a little and let... : Yabrodan
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  Also fuck D class with the Elan right now. Glad they are patching it. : sigpro
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    Yeah, thats getting a bit old. Its an awesome car though. : mmt681
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      It's awsome because it's bugged to fuck. : sigpro
      • The Elan is insane. I'm just glad I got the SP races out of the way before the patch comes down the pipe. : Ajax
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    What's wrong with the Elan? : Drewus
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      You can upgrade it without having it affect the performance index. So essentially you are getting a C cla... : NoCopy
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        As long as they don't fuck with the handling of it. It's the closest thing to a 1971 Cooper S the game ha... : Drewus
        • The handling probably won't be affected. It'll just push all of the 1,400 lb, 200hp Elans into a high C/l... : Ajax
    • Dropping the weight on the car lowers it's PI rating rather than raising it. : Ajax
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    Class D is going to be so close and competitve after the patch!!! : PumpRock
    • I wish there were a way to stretch C-class. D-class racing is close and fun and competitive because we're : Ajax
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  forza 2 needs car clubs =( : tashtego
  • Agreed. : Ajax
  • it needs the map from testdrive unlimited. : CoRDS
• You... you wouldn't finish... unless the delay time was set to 6 minutes or something. : Lunatic Angelic
• Take your XBOX down to the old people's home, you might get some bites. : red2lucas
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  Oh my god! I knew it, I don't even own the game yet and it's become PGR'd! Full of little dipshits ... : abrasion
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    I was kinda dissapointed to find that literally noone does long races. There is this awesome physics engi... : Drewus
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      It's the same damn thing from PGR man :( It's SOOOOO lame it's ridiculous - the quantity of 'real' racer... : abrasion
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        "The more powerful and capable a car, the less effort it is to drive, the less rewarding it is to drive."... : Drewus
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          I don't agree with that. It's just a different style of driving. Similar to karts, you just have to keep ... : red2lucas
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            The problem is 99.9% of people (almost literally) drive the ultimate's *cough* I mean S1's and above like... : abrasion
            • That's why I play matches will full simulation damage. If you like to be a fucktard and wreck people in t... : prfectjon
            • Yeah I wouldn't race the R4-R1's online. Bumper cars :( I like the slower cars too. Probably prefer ra... : red2lucas
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              You should play games like GTR, GTL and RACE on the PC. They simulate full race weekends (practice, quali... : n0v4
              • I'm aware of those - sound fun but perhaps a little too sim like to retain a comfortable fun factor - I f... : abrasion
          • I agree wholeheartedly. It's either a matter of making the best of any momentum you can get going in the ... : prfectjon
          • and by show motion, I mean SLOW motion. : red2lucas
• I would be game if we could get enought interest on shack to set one up : Yabrodan
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  Ok I just tested some settings. You can only do long races in sets of 25. So you can have 25 50 7... : sigpro
  • 75 lap Maple Valley would be a blast. Since it takes around 40ish seconds to do teach lap, wouldn't be th... : tsuba

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• hookers and blackjack are always an option : naabster
• Do you like bars? Dive bar, Mission Ale House are my fav bars in downtown SJ. Are you looking for... : judoka2
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  Get a burrito from La Victoria's. The orange sauce is laced with crack. http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=u... : Fail_Safe
  • YES YES YES! Their burritos were decent, but with the orange sauce, it was heaven. That was my lunch ... : judoka2
  • My girlfriend raves about that place... didn't realize it was so popular. She's mentioned the orange sauc... : rudds
• Goto Frys and see how many English speaking employees you can find. : mavmavv
• There's a Dave & Buster's in Milpitas if you're in to that sorta thing. : bad_fish
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  I liked the SJ Gordon Birsch back in '94 the last time I was there. :( : ThomW
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    Their beer sucks. : sigpro
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      blasphemy! Their chicken wings + garlic fries + beer is a divine treat. : pigvomit
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        Their beer sucks. Haven't had the food but all the GB beers I've had in their sample pack suck. Local Ore... : sigpro
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          I've only had them from the brew site, maybe they loose luster in the production brands. The fresh brewe... : pigvomit
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            Banana/clove/bubble gum Hefe can fucking fuck right the fuck off. : sigpro
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              Stop ordering beers off the kid's menu! : pigvomit
              • I can't help that they make kiddy beer. I'm used to NW hoppy good beer. : sigpro
• Go to 99 Chicken. : sleepytea
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  drive to East Palo Alto and duck. : hirez
  • I remember feeling alternately worried and guilty about feeling worried when an airport shuttle took me a... : SiW73
  • I guess it's not so bad now. But I wouldn't know for sure since I try to steer clear :P : bad_fish
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  Walk around downtown. There's a ton of decent restaurants and theaters there. They've done a good job o... : acheron
  • I went there last weekend and the whole "Other side of the tracks" saying applies so well. It goes from r... : Yanks
• Stay at your hotel lobby wanking off to internet porn? : Zeeliv
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  You say that like staying in your hotel room and wanking off to internet porn isn't a completely fulfilli : Ajax
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    A hotel wank followed up with overpriced room service Filet Mignon is the goddamn American dream. LIVE I... : Phil
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      Delivering room service to a room that smells like cock and jizz is the American nightmare. : pigvomit
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        that bacon wrapped filet mignon drowns out the porno booth smell. : Phil
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          You sound like you know this all too well... :( : pigvomit
          • My life is a "No, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night" commercial. : Phil
    • ^^ This man is married, he knows what he is talking about. : mem
    • oh? the american dream was well exported then. good to know. : lonestar3
  • sure, but it's kind of depressing two days in a row : dodob
• sky gliding : Mondo
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  how long you there for? come visit zero and i for lunch? : virus
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    dodob secrets: i am afraid of zero because he sounds like the type of person who will shout at me the sec... : dodob
    • Zero is VERY cool and mellow in person and shouting is the last thing I would expect him to do. He is in... : dognose
• Pretend that there are places in San Jose that are open late. : Chris Remo
• The Improv if you're downtown. : dognose
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  COME VISIT ME! I live right by there! : Zero|DPX
  • Don't shake his hand... : burningtrees
  • :D http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=14614466 : dodob
• Geez why would you want to do anything other than that? : red2lucas
• Call a south-bay shack meet! There are plenty of us down here ... : taronish

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• i like that a lot : jono181
• re easter eggs http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=14578239#itemanchor_14578239 : not work safe
• hahaha, lol@ the easter eggs : Halen
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  that looks great. If you can center it I will have your man babies. : Shodai80
  • but justifying left was one of the goals :[ : bradsh
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  I would like to say this: // ==UserScript== // @name Shack-stretch // @namespace Sw : SwiftyPants
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    Pics! http://img123.imageshack.us/my.php?image=stretchps6.png : SwiftyPants
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      ugh how can you read lines of text that long? : aeg1x
      • that is the price you pay for saving all that space up on the top right. look at all that space that haik... : not work safe
      • I don't. I made it overly wide to accent the stretchiness. : SwiftyPants
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        This is why these people aren't designers. : Chod
        • I'll be the first one to admit I can't design layouts at all. However, I can program with the second-best... : SwiftyPants
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      you are a god among men. can i integrate this? : bradsh
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        Please, be my guest. : SwiftyPants
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          I must note, however, I have no idea if it works in IE of any flavour. Also, here's the CSS on multipl : SwiftyPants
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            im trying to put a margin on either side, but im having some trouble. ideas? my CSS is beyond rusty. : bradsh
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              At what level? For the entire page? Is the CSS on your demo site the latest version? : SwiftyPants
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                here i will revert the page to exactly your specs. *done* its now using your CSS what i want is for th... : bradsh
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                  In the three divs under "wrapper" (header, body, recent) adding padding of 2em on the left and right. : SwiftyPants
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                    hmmm that KIND OF did it. but we need to get the header (with the top story) to move over now : bradsh
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                      aha! got it : bradsh
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                        You might want to change the 2em to 20px, so that if the font changes, everything would still be lined up... : SwiftyPants
                        • yeah ok, but that line just under the header on the left is still missing :/ anyway we can get that back? : bradsh
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                  Shackmessaged : SwiftyPants
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                    replied! : bradsh
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                      Re-replied : SwiftyPants
                      • replied backish : bradsh
    • YES!!! : ki11_viru5
    • haha that looks so bad, I'd cry if I new someone runied my design like that. : Slowtreme
  • Why thank you good sir! While it doesn't look as cohesive as the original there was just too much empty s... : moogle
• Why is it so dark? Why so hard to read? Why is there a huge blank space on the right side of the screen? : thaperfectdrug
• I was going to make my own, but now I'll just use that one. Nice work. : red2lucas
• this looks awesome so far <3 : Flying h4x0r
• i love it. i'm sure to use it when you are done. : elwood00
• I will be using that asap : Mondo
• looks great!!!! looking forward to its release : mrsparil
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  whats the point of having it off center if the entire right side is going to be blank? : maulla
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    He's working on getting it spread across the whole screen. : red2lucas
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      the color scheme is nice. i dont get what the big deal to you guys is with the whole center aligned main ... : maulla
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        it shows at the top of the latestchatty : bradsh
        • attn shackers: the end of the world is right here. : maulla
      • I don't have a problem with the center align or the set width at all. I don't like the color combination.... : red2lucas
• Please let us know when this is done I will give you my seed as payment. : DM7
• DarkShack is exactly what I want. Thanks! : SeaLlama
• this is awesome man. definately better than the existing new one (although the new one is ok too.) : Skoal^Fyfan
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  Look at the source to my shack-lol script for an example of how to embed base64 images into CSS. The LOL... : ThomW
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    your youtube embedinator seems to have some severe issues with newshack, even the new version in your mos... : bradsh
    • Make sure you're running the latest Firefox, Greasemonkey and make sure you're not running multiple copie... : ThomW
• I like it. The top stories being increased is a good choice, as well as the colors. : thief
• Looking good. I think I can get used to the new layout, but I'm just not a fan of beige. Hopefully there... : Dynotaku
• you know I actually really like the new colors... this feels like a step backwards to me. : MikkleThePickle
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  Anyone have a link to a site that explains how this sprite thing works? : genjuro
  • ? do you mean CSS image replacement? Do a google search for just that, "css image replacement". There ... : NoCopy
• Shit yes. Old school for us old folk. : Visceral Monkey
• the left justify is awesome, hope they put it in the real shack : kelerian
• I have to admit, I REALLY LOVE IT! : Sylvanus
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  Very nice work! My biggest complaint about the new style is how the news column is squished. It completel... : re4ctor
  • ill look into it but that may be too much finaggling : bradsh
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  To me this is like when my wife instantly asks for salt and pepper when I bring in the dinner I just made... : SiW73
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    ^^^ : pupismyname
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      contrast is just way too high. either the beige needed to go or the black needed to go. in my opinion, th... : bradsh
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        As has been pointed out, the black for comments really can't go without removing the chronologically fadi... : SiW73
        • work as well, I should say : SiW73
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        also, having a centered fixed width site WITHOUT BORDERS drives me kerazy. look how IGN and gamespot and ... : bradsh
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          i've done plenty of relative width sites, not to mention a few elastic width sites (max and min width), a... : pupismyname
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            Heh. Maybe I'm weird then, because I've been browsing comments with my window maximized (although, not by : SwiftyPants
            • no problem. people have different tastes. i was just trying to explain why things are the way they are. : pupismyname
          • You're not supposed to run your browser maximized? I honestly didn't know that. : Lawgiver
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          "having a centered fixed width site WITHOUT BORDERS drives me kerazy. look how IGN and gamespot and arste... : red2lucas
          • I agree the whole site looks like you're zoomed in on a checker board or something. The left margin shou... : Freon
        • We were hugely constrained in that regard due to having to support our unusual comment system and the way... : Chris Remo
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        having worked on and used this color scheme for about six months, and knowing the thought and iterations ... : pupismyname
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          have you, or anyone involved looked at it with a older/poorer/crappy monitor and/or video card? I am n... : Nation
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            my monitor at home is 19" and cost $103 when i bought it new four years ago. it is the definition of crap... : pupismyname
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              alright, just trying to figure out why it looks so painful to me and not to you. : Nation
              • He's looked at it for more than a day. : SiW73
          • makes my eyes want to explode too. I have a lot of trouble with monitors and eyestrain in general. But bl... : steelsamurai
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          id say the worst offense is the top adbar background color. just. too. much. beige. not sure how much you... : bradsh
          • I actually removed that to see what it would look like and it looks way better minus that div when I was ... : stonedonkey
  • Well you really should have it on the table allready. : romulan
  • how many bites does she have to take before she has "tried it"? The first time I saw the bright backgr... : Nation
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    We did. How much of the dinner does she have to eat before it's ok? : red2lucas
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      She'll choke it down and like it. Same goes for the dinner. : SiW73
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        I put soy sauce on my cock before feeding it to my wife. : edgewise
        • Racist. : EvilDolemite
        • I'd have figured $100 bills, but I guess soy sauce works too. : SiW73
        • Onry soy? : Frozen Pixel
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    Why can't people make decisions from what they see in a few minutes or even hours? I wouldn't tell you... : Porkasaurus
    • to give them time to adjust to a change. : pupismyname
• Looks good man, I will be using this when its done. Thanks for the work and keep us updated. : jason28
• you're assuming that we actually look at the front page : kill9
• Both versions are great, I like the dark better, but seeing that I know it's actually the fixed width tha... : devi| dog
• sorry, but having no fixed width makes it ugly as fuckall. : dahanese
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  You absolutely rock. A few comments, if I may. There are a lot of complaints about the empty space ... : Strabo
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    He's serious by the way. : logik?
    • ugh, let it go. : steelsamurai
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    left side margin is finally back. took alot of effort on the part of SWIFTYPANTS i see what youre sayi... : bradsh
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      I've got an idea for collapsing the groups by default, and hovering to show them. Working on it now. : SwiftyPants
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        bradsh Add the following the bottom of my code. I know it's horrible from a generic usability standpoi : SwiftyPants
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          can we get this to work for all of them EXCEPT interesting comments? i know its possible but my csss blow... : bradsh
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            im going to bed though goodnight : bradsh
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              i did get it working though. if we can just move the middle ad up top i think were done. : bradsh
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                I've adjusted the hover for interesting comments. Right now it's all just tacked on. Before you put this : SwiftyPants
                • i'd rather have it on the right where it used to be pre-2003 : bradsh
  • 1) at a lower resolution, that space wouldn't be empty. 2) they aren't redundant. hot news items are s... : pupismyname
  • o_O again : Phreakin
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  how did i know haiku was one of those "tiny gif" guys. i hate those guys :( : Clay
  • haiku made very few of the images used in the design. he designed everything, but i'm the one that sliced... : pupismyname
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    I blame Kaliber 10000 : ventro
    • Haha, wow, that site still looks amazingly similar to how it did 4-5 years ago : action roommate
• Wow that's awesome. Good work. : Freon
• This looks much better. Thank you. : Optimus Prime
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  I seriously prefer the way you're heading with this. I know it's going to piss some people off, but your ... : Visceral Monkey
  • Agreed 100% : yosemiteclimber
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  sweet can I be a mod : grandmasterlee
  • ^^^^^ Post of the day folks. LOL!!!!!!!!!!! : Optimus Prime
• I will be the first one to use your script : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  Yay ! suggestion: can you also change the box color of a clicked comment to orange :) (instead of white... : BigT
  • instead of white which makesime 'loose' many times wtf ? spelling ? anyway, my point is, that as the f... : BigT
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  Awesome! I love the black. The white on the current news article looks like the site is broken with all... : mrwolf710
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    Maybe like this. Even keep the white just get rid of the white space on the left. http://img363.image... : mrwolf710
    • That actually makes it look MUCH better I reckon. Would be even better with the same dark grey around th... : moneyshot
    • holy shit you just fixed it. i knew not having a border was bad, but the difference is truly huge! : bradsh
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  So much better. Now, if there only were a way to make those news posts have all the content in them, tso ... : GreatGooglyMoogly
  • Yes, please. This is my major complaint as well. : zeroprey
• I also agree that this is much better than the current theme, which is already very good in my opinion : melt_core
• WoW! I'm ANXIOUSLY awaiting this style. : eversmoke
• Very, very cool. Thanks. : [fry]
• That looks hot, sign me up. : atom519
• 100X better. : swoopx
• This is some good shit. Thanks! : freshyk
• Looking good so far. : ColoradoCNC
• My goodness, that looks quite good. : Rice-Rocketeer
• Allow me to express my hearty approval for this wider and darker design. : node
• I approve. Hopefully it will become the default site layout. : dealie
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  I don't mind the colors but the lack of fixed width makes me want to choke a bitch. that was like the nu... : mikecyb
  • It would be great if it were a user-selectable option under site settings. : dealie
• Contrast is too high. : EvilDolemite

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  education and or skills requirements? : orgcaptainnemo
  • seriously! just so i can salivate over the job : kbnerd
• I'll manage whoever you hire for 80K...and the free trips etc. : Saman
• we are more interested in Know how than education. : risimage
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  Does Dognose live close to Dallas? Or is he in some other city too far away? : Maddog_Delphi97
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    Oh wait, this is for hardware/network tech... not sure if he's worked with networking or hardware. But... : Maddog_Delphi97
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      Just shackmsg me a resume, it never hurts to try even if you think you are unqualified..anyone is trainab... : risimage
      • I shackmsg'd Dognose about this... here's what he said: Thanks dude! I just got a job, pays a bit : Maddog_Delphi97
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  is 40k livable is Texas? : mavmavv
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    no, but its more than enough to get your sister in bed : multisync
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      yea but who wants to sleep with the same woman 38,000 times? : digitalburro
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        my sister costs 1.05263 dollars? : mavmavv
        • inflation is a bitch :( : digitalburro
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    i'm living off of sub 12k and i'm in TX so yes. : kbnerd
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      How do you not make more than $6.25/hr? Go work in the fields with the Mexicans dude. : tsuba
      • Dey Took Our Jerbs! : MagicWishMonkey
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    What's the cost of living down in Dallas? I heard it was relatively average. : Faluzure
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      Basically exactly the same as where you are, according to this: http://www.bestplaces.net/col/?salary=... : EvilDolemite
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        Well, that amount of money isn't too shabby. Definitely not enough to buy your own house, but you can at... : Faluzure
        • P.S. That's a neat website. How accurate do you think it is? : Faluzure
      • thank you for ruining my day "Stated another way, it's 96.7% more expensive to live in New York, New York : digitalburro
  • Yes, if you have reasonable rent. : EvilDolemite
  • Yes. Yer not gonna buy a house in Plano with that, but you can score a decent place if your car paymen... : fleabug
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  BOOMSTICKAH : Silent Wolf
  • college my brother. Otherwise I would have applied when he first posted it. I'm on the doorstep of comple... : boomstickah
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  That salary seems.... low. : sharkII
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    Which is why they've resorted to plugging the position on here. : Saman
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      No, he has several interviews...I would just like to help a shacker out in need. : risimage
      • I would love to live in Dallas (been there once on a trip), but I don't know about moving there for a job... : Faluzure
  • It seems about right for a low stress, entry level position. The $5k bonus sounds nice too. : godwit
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  let me know when you are hiring at your sacramento office! : hirez
  • The plan is to hire one out there next year actually. : risimage
• Anything in Austin? : EvilDolemite
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  Willing to relocate people? : tsuba
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    why would you ever want to leave the North Pole? : Degenerate
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      He'd be willing to relocate to Antarctica. : EvilDolemite
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        oh hell no, that thing might still be down there : Degenerate
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          that made me laugh. i'm not sure what 'thing' you're talking about, but it must be bad! on a side not... : tsuba
          • http://imdb.com/title/tt0084787/ : Degenerate